Tokyo, Oct. 29 -- An object which 'may be a ballistic missile' has been launched from North Korea, Japan's Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday. However, no information regarding any damage has been confirmed even as the suspected projectile has already fallen.

Kantei Sagai, the official X account of the Disaster and Crisis Management account of the Prime Minister's Office, posted, "Regarding the object that may be a ballistic missile launched from North Korea earlier, as of now, no damage information has been confirmed. We will inform you as soon as further updates are received."

The office had issued further instructions to devote "all efforts to information gathering and analysis, and to provide the public with prompt and accurat...